After talking about his family's income last year, Murai Sadakatsu paused for a moment before continuing: "After talking about income, I will introduce to you the expenses after the expansion of the army. Let's talk about the Yulu first, the Qiben samurai's Yulu is 48 guan per person per year, 2,000 people is 96,000 kan, and the cavalry is slightly less, but if it is expanded to 5,000 people, then the light Yulu will have to pay 150,000 kan, and the rest of the army's ashigaru annual salary is only 20 kan, but the number is large, if even the new writing group is included, 24,000 people need 480,000 kan, and the annual salary of the next and all the adults is calculated according to 30,000 kan per year, but to expand the army, then the family needs to spend nearly 800,000 kan alone, Although the armor and weapons can be replenished by themselves, according to the cost, eight iron cannons, twenty armor, and swords, etc., at least hundreds of thousands of runs, plus the purchase of war horses, this time the expansion of the army needs at least 1.3 million yuan, as well as the cost of construction in the territory, this year's financial overrun has been more than three times, may I ask you, where does the money come from? ”

Everyone couldn't help but gasp after hearing this, especially the clan sect, he thought that he was already very rich, especially after having Takayama Town and Hida Gold Mine, he shouldn't be worried about money, but who knows, after this calculation, clan clan knew that there was still a big gap between himself and the rich man.

When the clan was thinking about how to get money, the commander who was sitting on the right hand side quickly found that Murai Sada's chances of victory were wrong, especially the former leader of the faction, Wasuka Masakatsu and Wind Demon Kotaro, who had run their own forces back then, so they still had some understanding of internal affairs. Especially when it comes to money. Don't look unprofessional. But it's not easy to hide from them.

I only heard Wasuka Masakatsu say first: "Murai-sama seems to have undercounted one item, and the family also has a source of income, that is, land income, and the family has a territory of one million stones, and if the grain produced is exchanged for money, there should be a lot of it." ”

"Wasuka-sama is right, the Sakuma family doesn't have a gold mine, and they don't practice Rakuchi. With a territory of 800,000, he can also recruit 30,000 troops, and his own family has more stone heights than him, and has commercial income and mines, even if the army under his command is more elite than his elite, it is impossible to maintain a scale of less than 20,000. ”

"Murai Sadakatsu, you make it clear to us, otherwise don't blame me for being polite." Sanada Masaki was the most angry after turning the corner, and Murai Sadakatsu opened his mouth and closed his mouth to say that the cavalry under his command cost too much, and it was clear that he wanted the lord to reduce the number of cavalry, and he couldn't help but feel angry.

"Yes. That is, does Murai-sama really think of us as fools? Oh. I know, you must be greedy, and we will wait until the merit of defeating Hojo, so we will obstruct the expansion of the lord's army like this. Keiji Maeda was also striking the gong on the side.

"Keiji, shut up!" Maeda Toshiya, who was sitting in the top position, couldn't look at it and reprimanded Maeda Keiji.

"I said, uncle, you can't turn your elbow out, I'm your own nephew." Although Keiji Maeda was still muttering, he didn't dare to come out again.

The clan didn't speak just now, it was because the retainers were still relatively calm, and now the atmosphere in the assessment room was becoming more and more tense, so he couldn't help but speak.

I only heard the clan say: "Okay! Shut up! ”

As soon as the clan's voice fell, all the retainers who were still noisy just now closed their mouths, they dared to trouble Murai Sadakatsu, but in front of the lord, they immediately became good babies.

As the head of the family, in addition to knowing the military strength of the family, the clan is of course also aware of all internal affairs.

I only heard him speak: "Clan Chief, you are mainly responsible for your family's agriculture, so you will tell them." ”

After the chief of the Takayama clan replied, he said: "My lords, this family adopts a policy of five taxes and one stone, so if it is calculated according to 800,000 koku, then only 160,000 koku of grain will be obtained every year, in addition to being part of the military food reserve, the grain that can be sold is about 100,000 koku, and the three countries of Hida Shinano Kai have fewer plains and higher grain selling prices, so this item can get around 200,000 koku, but due to the continuous war between Shinano and Kai last year, the grain harvest is poor, In particular, in order to avoid turmoil, the lord used the grain that should have been sold to appease the civilians, so last year, there was no income in terms of food. ”

"Five taxes and one?" Many retainers, especially the commanders, are hearing this tax ratio for the first time, after all, their job is to open up the territory for the Gaoshan family, and they don't care about tax matters at all, because the expansion of the army was relatively smooth before, so even if they said it in the previous assessment, they are also one ear in and one ear out, and they forget it when they turn their heads, and now it is related to their own interests, they can't help but take it seriously.

"Lord, the subordinates think that the grain tax of the family is too low, according to the investigation of the subordinate ninjas, the grain tax of the Hojo family is currently seventy-three, and the tax of the richer forces in the general territory is also ****, but this is already a benevolent government, the Oda Hall controls Omi, Nowei and other grain-producing places, and the tax is only five or five, and the family only collects two percent of the tax, although it will make the farmers grateful to the lord, but the subordinates think that this will seriously limit the development of the family, so please think twice."

"My lord, my subordinates think that what Mizuse-sama said is reasonable, the family's tax is very low, although it will attract a large number of displaced people, which is of great benefit to recruiting ashigaru, and also plays a vital role in the security of the territory, but with the continuous expansion of the family's territory, commercial income alone is not enough to maintain the development of the family, so the subordinates implore the lord to readjust the tax." As the chief military advisor of the family, Honda Masanobu finally spoke.

For the matter of taxes, the clan has begun to be a little entangled since the Shinano took it, it turned out that there was only Hida under his rule, it didn't matter, after all, there was not much military strength at that time, only the income from gold mines, sparrow houses, equipment trading and timber was enough to support, but now he is sitting on the Three Kingdoms, and he will face Hojo, a behemoth entrenched in the Kanto region, and want to develop only with these incomes, it is really an impossible thing to complete, the clan originally planned to gradually replace agricultural taxes with commercial taxes, But now, this is not something that can be done in the short term, and I was too optimistic at the beginning.

But if you want to raise taxes, and you raise them a lot at a time, the clan can't make up your mind, just like the retainers said just now, once they raise the taxes, will it cause a backlash from the people in the territory? After all, the fact that the Gao Shan family can devote themselves to fighting abroad lies in the stability of the territory. and can get more income, and let the people in the territory live in peace, this degree must be mastered. The clan believes that the people must not be lost because of the war, otherwise, even if they seize the world in the future, then it will not last long.

Thinking of this, I only heard the clan say: "I already know your intentions, and the matter of taxes does need to be readjusted, but what I need is a stable rear, which no one can change. ”

When the clan sect finished speaking, he heard the head of the Gao Shan clan hurriedly say: "Lord, the subordinates think that if it is not difficult to meet the requirements of the lord, the family only needs to raise the tax to five or five like the main hall, so that it can not only meet the needs of the army expansion, but also ensure the needs of the people in the territory." ”

Everyone present quickly calculated, if it is calculated according to the fifty percent tax, then according to the calculation of the 800,000 stone territory directly under the lord's direct jurisdiction, the income of this item alone will reach one million guan, which is enough to expand the army. Moreover, Jiafei still has three mines waiting to be excavated, and it is hundreds of thousands of yuan every year, even if the army is expanded again in the future, it will also be guaranteed, so the generals sitting on the right hand side of the army are fully supportive.

Of course, the clan didn't even look at their support, how could the clan not know that they wanted to adjust the tax to eighty-two, so that they could expand more troops, and the rebellion in the territory didn't just provide them with a source of promotion.

Therefore, the clan sect didn't take them seriously at all, but continued to ask the head of the Gao Shan clan: "If you raise it by 30% at a time, will it be because the people defect or rebel?" ”

"Don't worry about this, the people of Hida are scarce due to geographical limitations, and because the lord vigorously develops commerce and timber trading, most of the people of Hida have long been wealthy, and they don't live on the land alone, as for Shinano and Kai, the family has just been pacified, and the people in the territory have not yet enjoyed the 20% tax, so for them, there is no talk of a tax increase, and compared with the Takeda family and the original wealthy families of Shinano, half a tax is already a great favor given to them by the lord." After careful consideration, the Takayama clan replied.

"What do the three military advisors think?" The clan asked Honda Masanshin and the others again.

"The lord, the subordinates think that although the benevolence of the lord is unparalleled in the world, but as a subordinate, he has to advise the lord that the fluctuation of taxes is normal, no matter which force is so, once there is a war, then the tax will be increased, and in the year of the disaster, the tax will be lowered, so the lord does not have to blame himself too much." Hosokawa Fujitaka did not analyze whether the fifty percent tax was feasible, but used it to persuade the lord. He felt that the lord had treated those commoners with some kindness, which was not a good sign.

And he thinks that in this era, the ideas of the commoners don't need to be considered too much at all, as long as they don't starve to death, there are no defections and rebellions, and if they want to live a good life, it will be after the world is dominated, and it is indeed a little early for the lord to consider these now. (To be continued.) )